Best custom sidebar plugins for WordPress
The most popular custom sidebar plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Custom Sidebars leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Lightweight Sidebar Manager (70K+) and SMK Sidebar Generator (10K+). All 8 plugins tagged “custom sidebar” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 custom sidebar plugins
- 1.
Custom SidebarsThe most installed custom sidebar plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 1,028 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Lightweight Sidebar Manager70K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 21 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
SMK Sidebar Generator10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 5 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Widgetize Pages Light2K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 32 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
- 5.
CG Dynamic Sidebar100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 6.
Custom Sidebar Links70+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 7.
Buddypress Sidebar20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
- 8.
DynaSideFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 8 plugins tagged “custom sidebar”
Custom Sidebars
Down in the last 7 days:1#449by WebFactory2 months ago
Flexible sidebars for custom classic widget configurations on any page or post. Create custom sidebars with ease!
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.7(1K)
- Downloads
- 230/day
Lightweight Sidebar Manager
#548by Brainstorm Force2 months ago
Create new sidebar areas and display them conditionally on certain pages. Works with all themes.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.2(21)
- Downloads
- 107/day
SMK Sidebar Generator
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,762by Andrei Surdu8 months ago
Create unlimited custom sidebars and widget areas. Display different sidebars on specific pages, posts, or custom post types with conditional logic.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.4(5)
- Downloads
- 47/day
Widgetize Pages Light
Down in the last 7 days:2#4,196by OTWthemes4 years ago
Drop widgets in page or post content area. Widgetized pages. Build your custom Responsive page layout in no time. No coding, easy and fun!
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.2(32)
- Downloads
- 23/day
CG Dynamic Sidebar
Down in the last 7 days:95#15,978by Chandan Garg7 years ago
CG Dynamic Sidebar helps you to add/create multiple sidebar areas in your admin widgets screen. Easy Installation and Easy management.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Sidebar Links
Down in the last 7 days:80#18,655by Vinny Moreira10 years ago
Customize the sidebar of any page on your site by creating a list of links to other pages, posts, or custom post types.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Buddypress Sidebar
Down in the last 7 days:181#27,822by Adam Nowak15 years ago
This plugin enables you to have multiple sidebars for Buddypress. Create new sidebars that are unique to each page.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DynaSide
Up in the last 7 days:2,761#68,363by Rafael Oliveira2 months ago
Create dynamic sidebars and assign widgets per page using an intuitive editor panel or a centralized management screen.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day